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The laiMila tar (WILMINGTON, N. C, 1.00 A YEAflf.lN ADVANCE. S8S8SSS888SSS8SSS 88SSSSS8S8S8S888S sqitiOH g SS88SS88888888838 88888S88S8888888S S3SSS8SS3SSSSSSSS qjoow I to e wxo ana sssssss'ssssssssss 8SSSe88SSSSSS8S8S 88SS8S8882S888S88 s W O lEniered at the Post Office , . ' Seoond Class Wilmteton. N. C. atter.l i. ; 3 ; SUBSCRIPTION .PRICE. The suljscription price of the Weekly Star is as :f Single Copy 1 year.ipostage paid......J.....,,.,$l 00 ' "7 3 months " 1 " . - 80 . - n : We re, again sending bills to our subscribers.' In the aggregate they amount to a very large sum. Many of our subscribers ( are responding promptly. Others pay no attention to the-' bills. These latter do not seem to understand, that' they are under any legal or moral obligation to pay for a newspaper. ' j J.00KINQ FOR A BOLT. ' Thps far no Democratic paper, as I far as we know, has favored a bolt by either taction in the National Con vention if the platform or the noml ' I nees be unacceptable. The silver men feel pretty confident of belog able to frame "the i platform andto name the candidates, and some of the gold standard men pretend to be ; equally aa confident that they can do it. This being Uie case, even if there was a. disposition to. bolt if things didn't go their way, it would be 40th good seffise and good policy to say nothing about bolting.. ' But some of the independent gold standard papers, which have less rea son to hold themselves in restraint than the party papers, not only an ' ticipate a bolt in certain contingen cies. but. urge it, the ejrlstence of' either pa.rtjy.pr the success or defeat . of either partyjaeing a small matter with them in comparison : with per petuating' the gold .standard. We called attention some "time ago to ' some -utterances of 'the New York .Ihrajd oa this line, and herewith present an editorial"from the Phila ; - delphla Times, which is "either in ' tended as a bluff 'or to work the gold standard Democrats up jto the bolt- iip: point. . It is a peculiar and some ;it suggestive article, arid whether jt encourages the disposition to bolt .'or not, it cannot fail to give a good deal of encouragement to trie "workers ; for the silvtr; dollar, who it admits, ivith the . Combinations : a!nlicipated, would make "a very formidable dress parade," and would doubtless prove very formidable in action, too. It ; reads thus: . -'.j;' '-J:- If is now announced With consider able plausibility that it the Democratic National Convention .at Chicago shall declare in favor of free silver, and nomi nate a candidate for President who is" ' in favor of the silver - theory the Na tional Conventions of the Populists and of ,ttfe National Silver party would ! unanimously f indorse- the 'Democratic caniidate.'and thus combine all therce silver supporters in one great party. T Thc National ; Conventions of the Populists and of the National Silver ! party have been called to meet in St. - -Loms on the same day, Jaly 82. They will thus meet about two weeks after the Democrats shall have taken action ia -Chicago, andj it is not only possible but even! .probable that if the Dpndcratic. National Convention , . shall plunge into the mire of a de graded currency, all the various shades of free silver cranks will unite in sup port of the; so-called Democratic candl . datc4 Sach a union would not be-rJiffi-. cult, as the free silverites subordinate every thinsi to the cheap I money theory, . and with the aid of the Democratic machinery! they would make a very , formidable; drcsj parade in the national contest. .. (:. . . - . ... It is no Jonger possible for5 the Demo ; cratic National Convention to declare in lavor jot the free coinage of silver with out disrupting the party on the spot, i here is ppbably about an even, .chance nat the free silver men -may control the : convention, but if - so, it is not fat all doubtful that the sound money democrats would not be bound by Its action, and that they would at once or- Ean:z? as?und money convention, nom- i inate sound money Dembcrats'.for Presw oent and Vice President, and then seek : to preserve, the existence of the Demo- .rauc party for future efforts. " f 1 .-Unlisi sound monev Democrats nre. sent a candidate of their own as against "eiree silver nominees.a large majjr y XX the honest; money Demccrats would vote directly for the Republican candidate, They wou'd even accept Mc-. inley, wobbling is he is. becaoss with a positive declaration from his party in la vor of honest money he would oe cer- ' ?restderrtaintam lh1 policyrU clecled The beat thtno thU jne safety of the public credit would be ' .h 5 e 'fee silver cianks. of every nade to get united m one party, and me a; national battle for the degrada ", ,n.0,,the currency and the overthrow o' the honor of the tationj With such ."'zatton, waving ovehtthe 11 g ! ft cheat and the demagogue, honest en of every faith would mike common IJse t0 defeat the ! destructionists by a naonty so overwhelming as to wipe went out of exis-euce. The way to meet it .!1VlUlke the free-silver craze U to let ,,,cme quarely with all its strength deTth nei1, 8C(i 8CCept a battle 16 tne , We have a very high regard for we .Times and its able and fearless editor, for they both, although not - Pressing to. belong to the Demo- auc Party, have done! valiant ser- .! lor $ when it was championing "e.cause of , reform in! national and otate administrationsi and both for years have been true and unswerving . cus ot the South. For these rea- r i i - -ii ii ii i i , - i 1 1 . t j i -l ii 1 1 r vv i ix n a n w , . i , . : - M Hjj; . . ."Y-W: 'Hili K'.' -.j 'AY-. ' 1 A -- UKT - VOL. XXVII. sons we have a high regard for both. But neither the Tims nor its editor think' enough . of the Democratic party to desire to see it live under any other thao-,the gold banner. The Times acs on the unwarran ted assumption as all . the gold or gans do, that the masses of the peo ple in this country are in favor of the gold standard, but was ; never more grievously . mistaken, as it will discover , if the friends of tree v coinage . become solidified. as it concedes to be probable. in the opening of the editorial quoted. Ia that event it will dis cover that the free silver sentiment is not confined to the South or to the West by any means, but (that it has thousands upon thousands of devoted adherents in those States which the platform makers claim to be out and oat for "sound money, which they now interpret to mean gold. ''-'-- ; -. '-; ;; ' i . -' A gentleman told us a couple days ago that he recently met and trav eied with the editor of the Rural New Yorker, one of the leading ag ricultural papers of the North. That editor, from his positionwould nat orally be supposed to be familiar with the sentiments of the rurai pop ulation, at least of his State, on a question which i s so much discuss ed and in which they are so much in terested. He told this 'gentleman, to whom we refer that if the question of free coinage were submittedUo the people unhampered by any other issue, the vote for it outside of the cities would be at least nine to one, regardless of tne political affilia tions of the voters: Combine the silver men, let, them support the same candidates, and it. is exceedingly doubtful. if the opposition could carry more than a half dozen . States, and these would be in the North East corner of the Republic and would be carried by the Republicans.' With a silver platform adopted at Chicago, and silver 'candidates, if, the eold Democrats bolt, as It is predicted that they will and are urged to do in this editorial of the Times, there i isn't a single State that they could carry or make a' respectable showing in. We are free t? confess that with a divided Democratic party, and -with two silver, candidates in thefield there is little hope of success, and that the chances would be de cidedly in favor of the election of the Republican candidates, for with the Republicans who for. protection and other .reasons will stand by the nominees of the party the rank and file of the Republicans in the so- called gold States would support them, giving that party the decided advantage over the other, whose strength would be frittered in sup-t porting several candidates. 'But with the -silver forces solidified as they may be with a silver platform at Chicago, and candidates known to be in full sympathy with it, the gold men,' even with such a combination as the limes hints at and favors. would have to hump themselves to make a creditable showing on .the day of election. . - ... . A friend of Mr. McKinley, talking to a Washington press representa tive, remarks that Mr. Quay is going to Canton to arrange with McKinley as to making the nomination harmo nious and declamatory, as it were.. He adds, in a business like way, that there is" no use in McKinley or any body else.spendlng money, when the nomination of the! Ohio man is a bregone conclusion, and can't see any use in Mc's folks Shelling out money to pay the expenses of South ern delegates to St. Louis when it doesn't matter whether they: uo or not.' ; !"'" . '::- ' American butter has scored a vic tory in England. The British Board of Agriculture has within the past year been making tests as to the pu rity of butter imported into England. Analyses were made of 995 samples mported from twelve different (-countries. . While thfr percentage of adulterated samples was very small in the samples from- some countries, there were a half dozen the samples rom which showed to adulteration, this country leading with 63.- France came next with 62 and Austria third with 57. Notwithstanding the tremendous sweep of the silver tide; tiarrity, Gorman and other practical politi cians of the 24-carat variety are still predicting that a "sound money" platform will be adopted at Chicago. How? Do they expect to MlchU ganize the State Conventions of In diana, Ohio and Illinois? Or, do they expect to put In their fine work at Chicago ? : ' 1 , Ha Wore "The Onj." , '. , Mr. Richard Harrison, who enlisted here in May, 1861. in the Wilmington Light Artillery, commanded by Capt. A. D. Moore, died at ater Valley, Miss,, a short time ago, and Tiis son, John M. Harrison, writes to his sister here, Mrs. Elizabeth Edens,, that he will erect a soldier's monument over bis grave at a cost of two thousand dollars. Mr. Har rison formerly worked as a .moulder in the W, & W. railroad shops and had many friends here who will regret to hear of hit death. Those who served with him in the war say a braver soldier never wore "the gray. - . r , . r i ii 11 11 n il" V I J VJ 71 II II II W' . J BALEIQH NEWS BUDGET wwiKlBUTIONS FOR THK VANCE ME j i f MORIAL: FUND RECEIVED. xteaaerton Seeking o Seanre ths S. A.. L. . woriihopt Medals Awarded ITorth Ctrotioa for Exhibits at the World' Pair - "-Southern. Baitway Soh'edals Craiaer Balalgh Tettimonial. 'I , - j , Special Star Correspondence - Raleigh, N. C. May 23 1 flirty dollars has been received for the Vance Memorial fund ' within the past few days. ; Twenty dollars of the amount came from the Fayetteville graded schools, through Ray. Mrs. N. W. It Is reported that Henderson will send another committee to Portsmouth Monday, to make a large offer! to the officials of the Seaboard Air tine for the location of their burned shops in the latter named, place. . v . j The State to-day received four medals wEich' were awarded North Carolina by the World's Fair. Two of them were awarded to the Agricultural De partment, another to the Fish and Fish eries and the other to the Forestry De partment. The medals are handsome bronze affairs encased in aluminum. The Southern Railway will make a great change in its schedule on the 14th of next month. The morning train which leaves here at. 11.30 . m. for Wilming ton, will De discontinued acd the train that now arrives at 8.10. will reach here about 1.80, making connection for Wil mington. There will be a number of other changes. . , I The State Bo?rd of Public Charities is in session here. -t j The committee appointed to select a gift for the cruiser Raleigh have selected a punch bowl of solid silver, which will COSt $700". , - : . J. J. Woods, of Halifax, who was a delegate to the Republican Convention, is here to-day. He siys Halifax! county will certainly "send a minority here next November." He says the Republican Convention approved of - them so strongly that no other coutse isieft open to, them. Mr. Woods says every body in Halifax is against RusselL DEATH OF DR. PR1TCHARD. Ttta Moat Prominent Bstiat Plrlne in North Carolina At ths Horn of His Son In New Tork Cltj The Bemaina Taken to Charlotte ror Intermenu Rev. Thos. H.; Pritchard, D. d , the most prominent 'divine of the Baptist Church of North Carolina, died yester day at the residence of his son, Dr. W. B. Pritchard, in New York city, a few hours after, his arrival there from his Summer residence on Wrights vill'e Sound, near Wilmington, where he had been sick for some time with Bright's disease. ! :' ' ,i .' ? . t' Dr. Pritchard was 87 years 'of age. He ; was bom in Charlotte, and at the time of his death" was pastor cfj Tryon street Baptist chnrch of that city.! The Doctor spent almost his entire life preaching the Gospel, as did his father before him. He was for thirteen years pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church in Raleigh,' j N: C, then he went to Louisville, Ky., from, which place he came to Wilmington, where he served as pastor of the First Baptist church of this city. ; He left here a few years ago for Charlotte, where he remained until shortly before his death. He was greatly interested in the Louis ville Seminary,; .Wake Forest College, the N. C. University and the Thomas ville Orphanage, and was noted for his interest in the advancement of educa tion and for the care of the motherless, and pent bis life performing decdi of charity. , ' ', l I : 1 I :... . Hcwas imprisoned in Baltimore f jast before the war for sympathising with the South, and afterwards went through the wat in the Confederate army as chap- Dr. Pntchard's remains wilt reach- Charlotte to-day where his funeral will' take place. . He leaves a wife and five children, as follows: Dr. W. B. -Pritchard of New York, Mrs. A. D. Jenkins of New York, Messrs. L. L. and Thos. W.f Pritchard of this city, and; Miss Fannie Pritchard of Charlotte. ' The Baptist churches of this city will hold appropriate services regarding his death at 11 a. m. to-day. M The Baptists of the South loose one one of their most distinguished ministers in the death of Dr. Pritcaard. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES To be Held Wednesday,- Jane 10, in the Different Voting Precincts or the County. The Democratic Executive Commit tee of New Hanover county met yes terday morning at 10 o'clock1 in the Mayor's office at the City Hall. The members present were Messrs. C. Ev Borden, W. N. Harms. Walker Taylor, George H. Howell, j Dan Quinlivan. Reuben Grant, Dave j Matthews E. W. Manning, D. J. Fergus and I W. D. Rhodes. Messrs. T. J. Reynolds and HjC, McQueen were represented by. proxy' '''-;'';,:;'".' .'. v". ':..''' Chairman Borden presided ana Mr. W. N. Harms was secretary. I ; Upon motion it was decided that a call be issued for the holding of primaries in the different voting precincts of the county, on the basis of the newj plan of organization issued by the State Execu tive Committee, for Wednesday, June 10th, the meeting to be held between the hours of 13 o'clock middaV and, 7 o'clock in the afternoon. Trlese meet ings to be called for the purpose of elect ing delegates. to a county convention and precinct executive committeemen, namely five trora each precinct Dele gates so elected to the county 'conven tion are caned to meet on Saturday, June 13th, at IS o'clock noon, at some place hereinafter to be determined oh, for the. sole purpose of electing dele gates to the state and Congressional Conventions. ! ! The chairman was instructed in for mulating this call to insert the following resolution which was unanimously car ried. - I !..,;:, I ' . I'AU qualified voters who pledge themselves to abide by, endorse and sap- port the action ot tne county and State Democratic Conventions are requested to participate in these primaries.) ' On account of the change of the num ber of voting precincts, the chairman will necessarily consumesome time in is suing the formal call. , : The committee having finished the business tor wntcn it was convened, al journedat 18.15 o clock. WILMINGTON. N. b., THE CHICAGO OUTLOOK. THE; ARITHMETIC MAN OF THE STAR DOES SOME f FIGURING ON SI&, VER AND GOLD. A Careful and ConaerratlTe Bttimate of the . BlatlTetrescth -ot BUver and Gold in ?he Demoeratie. National ConreHtioa. Below will be found the estimate of the Star's "arithmetidnian,'of the pre sent outlook for sliver .and gold, respec tively, in the Democratic "National Con vention to be held in Chicago July 7th We wish the readers of the Star to un derstand that this estimate is hot to be viewed from a partisan standpoint. It is intended to be absolutely fair and con servative, and we do not believe thecal culations, as a whole, can be saccfSifully Controverted. ; It will be observed that we have dis carded the "doubtful" column generally included in estimates of this kind, and have eHvideoT the votes of Iadiana, 6hlo -VirginiaJ Fiorida,' Louisiana, West Vir ginia and the District of Columbia, con cerning all , of which there seems to exist more or less doubt as to how j the dele gations will be diyided. - j la Ohio "and Indiana (unless the Cleveland men play the Michigan trick) the friends of free coinage, we are confi dent, will control both State conventions; and should those1 States follow the ex ample cf Michigan (which they should do) and adopt the unit rule, it will make a material change in our figures in favor ol silver. M . '" ., ' .':; The Star risks its judgment oa the claim that there will be a majority, of at least 140 in favor of free silver at Chi cago. As a matter of fact, we believe it will be larger; but we prefer to give an estimate that we would consider, it safe to bet on. ' ll'- .'-l.:;; ' v -"' i i H '- I ' "' 1 Cd ; ' t ' . - V tj ' w , - . O 3 O . HQ tn O Alabama, " 22 22 Arkansas, 16 16 California, : - . 18 18 Colorado, . . ; 8 .8 Connecticut, M 12 : 12 Delaware. :-: ' j 1 . ! .6 , j ; y ; ,, 6 Georgia, I j 2 26 Florida, .; ' ' ; 8 !4' 4 Haho. " M !' 6 i6i . Illinois, ': i j- Uf4fr 48' Indiana, , 1 ! ! ) 80 20 10 Iowa. , O 26 26 Ktnsas. Jr 20 20 . Kentucky,? 'J' 26 26 Louisiana, ' ' 16 18 . 8 Maine, 12 i 12 Maryland, 16 I 16 Massachusetts, i 30 80 Michigan. , 28 ! 28 Minnesota, lt 18 Mississippi ; i 18 18 Missouri. ;: 84 84 Montana, 6 6 Nebraska; ; ? 16 16 Nevada, j : : .-r . ' 6 ' 16 ' New Hampshire, 8 . j 8 New Tersey. ! 2 ,: . 2!) New York 72 72 North Carolina,: 22 22 , North. Dakota, 6 6 - Oaio, 46 26 20 Oregon, 8 8i Pennsylvania, ' 1 64 i 64 Rhode Island, 8 8 South Carolina, "18 18 South Dakota, ! 8 , 8 Tennessee, 24 24 Texas, 1 80 , 80 ' Vermont, : I 8 i 8 Virginia, ' I I 24 22 2 Washington, . i 8 8 West Virginia, 12 6 6 Wisconsin, i 24 . 24 Wyoming, I i 6 6 I Utah, i . ! 6 6 I Dist. of Columbia 2 1 1 Arizona, , , i 2 2 New Mexico, ' 1 i ... 6 6 I Oklahoma, 2 2. Indian Territory. 2 2 . x Alaska,' j . -, 2 2 - -- 1 '! v I 910 S26 885 Majority for silver 140. PROGRESS OF THE FIGHT. The Battle of the Metala The Beanlt in States Whose Conventions Have Been Held. . ' - -': : The following shows the standing on the money question of the States in which coaventions have thus lar been held: j Gold i Standard. Free Silver. 22 8 States. Alabama Colorado Iowa Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi . 80 28 18 84 16 Missouri iv Nebraska r New Hampshire New Jersey 8 20 64 '8: Oregon r Pennsylvania .- Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 18 24 8 6 188 Washington ' : Wyoming Totals ". ' i ' -,. ' 166 Total number; of delegates to be elected. i. ! -:.-! .:- .r- V'- 910 Total number elected to date 854 16S For gold For free silver . 188 Star's present estimate of total gold standard vote- 885 Star's present estimate of total sil ver vote x 525 BAD FOR.- RUSSELL. large Numbers oC White Bepnblieena Will .,. Hot Sapport Him. Fayetteville Observer. Mr. W. C Troy, who has just returned from a trip through Randolph. Moore, Harnett and Chatham, says that be sounded the prominent white Republi cans in all those counties on Russell's nomination and found a surprising num ber of them bitterly opposed to him. The fopuusts, he states, are almost without exception solid against fasion, and that .hundreds of negroes declared that they would not support Russell un der any circumstances. He says all this talk by a few scared Democrats about the negroes falling into line at the last moment is tommie rot, and that Russell will be overwhelm- f ingly defeated. He says that even granting that the negroes, every one of them, so stultify themselves'as to vote for. Russell, a Democratic Governor would still be elected, for there are thousands of Populists in North Caro lina who are disgusted with their lead ers, and only need a little persuading to return to their old mother. : ITMDAY, WAY 29, 1896 SILVER GAINING GROUND THE WHITE METAL pEMOCRATS SEEM j LIKELY TO CONTROL AT CHICAGO. If They Should Be in the M.jority Uenator i , Teller Will Not, be ths Ncminee, aa He Will No; Become Demoota. ! . Washington Post. f". The impression ienow gaining ground with more persistency thai fever that the free silver Dsrnocrats will' control the Convention at Chicago. f This possible outcome to which at kuuud was urn caueo cy tne rost, js regarded as more than probable because CI the reports which are reachingf Wash. 1ngta from the Western States. 'l: Iowa Illinois, and even Ohio, which were all either claimed by the gold Democrats or placed in the doubtful column, have gone ; me stiver sine ot the calcula won. in i iinois ; the machinery ; of cook county, in which Chicago is situated, is in .the hands of tne tree stiver 4nen, and it is. said that cnicao win declare for silver,- despit the attempt at organization which the gold men have iust inaugurated. In Ohio, the first Congressional District invention to oe nolo has. declared for free silver, and it is said tfaatad vices re ceived by Senator, Brice Indicate that this is but the forerunner of the action of many similar conventions in the State. Senator Brice, is reported, to be Considerably discouraged ever the cut look. He went into the fizbt. asis well known, in the belief that be could take a practically solid anti-silver delegation to Chicago, but it is now said to be doubt ful whether he will even be a delegate. I In vie of the possible control by the silver-men at Chicago there has been some revival of the talk that Senator Teller may be the nominee of the Dem ocratic party on a silver platform.. It can be stated, however, that there is no possibility cf this ou come. Senator Teller has told bis friends that no matter whether he leaves the Republican party or not, be does not propose to become a Democrat; and he has not seriously con sidered the idea that he will be selected by the Democrats to head the ticket. -: If the Democrats at Chicago declare for the free coinage of silver, it is the general impression that the ' proposed Populist Convention at St. r Loirs on July 23 will be abandoned. It is pos sible that a few Populists and others of their class may gather and nominate so" me one for . the Presidency, but the occasion will be TObbed of all its signifi cance and force. Should the Demo crats declare for gold, then the gather ing at St. Lcuis will be of importance. Understood the Laws-1 Good Invest , meat. ' j When the eyes become impaired many persons who are intelligent in every other direction will exhibit gross leno- rance in the selection of aids to correct tne impairment.. That is, 'they select, or have selected for them, glasses at haphazard. Now, if one had a valuable horse, they would not take him to the hardware store, buy a pair of shoes and nail them oa with 10-pennv nails, but take the horse to a practical blacksmith; or, if sick, and your physician gave you the value of his knowledge in a pre scription, would you not carry, it to a chemist for preparation in i lieu of art- plying to a seller of patent nostrums? upticj is a science; spectade selling is not. Therefore, unless you understand the laws of optics or can secure that in telligence in the adjustment of your glasses, do not put on spectacles; and when you do so, make sure that you se cure the best service in the examination and most perfect Irnses and fitting frames. Get the best by all means. Avoid pretenders. The first investment may be a trifle in advance of cheap ser vice and glasses, but in the end you will save money but more valuable than all, your sight. If your glasses are imperfect and you are just using glasses. or have used them and 'they do not suit, just i investigate the I methods pursued by each one, bring into requi sition your own common sense and judg ment and tnen you can determine that, at least in the matter of eyesight and glasses, the best is always the cheapest. Wnen you have looked thoroughly, then go and see Dr, Matthez at The Orton, office room 41, parlor floor. There will be no cost attendant upon the investigation and you will gain valuable, information. Besides Dr, Matthez .is one or world wide reputation in his specialty, en dorsed by the highest medical faculty in this country. Da not f iil to see him at pnee shout your eyes. Such opportunity may not come to you soon again. Frank Williams Promoted. i The Star notes with real' pleasure the fact that Mr. W. F. Williams has been appointed Superintendent of Tele graph for all the railroads comprising the Seaboard Air Line system. Tois is in the nature of a promotion and shpws that Vice-President j St. John appre ciates the real and substantial merits' of Mr. Williams. The position is a very important and responsible one. Several times during the past six months very serious accidents have occurred in different parts of the country as a result of the carelessness ot telegraph opera tors, and it is absolutely necessary that such a system as the Seaboard Air line should have a competent '.Superintend ent of Telegraph. Frank Williams is the man for the place, and be will give complete satisfaction.! Frank's duties will bring him to Wilmington occa sionally where be will always meet with a cordial greeting. : DEATH OF COL- WM. JOHNSTON f. He Completed the C C. & A. Bosd How :. '. He Aided the South. .; j'K; Charlotte, May ) 20. Col. Wnu Johnston, a prominent lawyer and rail road man of this city, died here to-day attheage of 79g j - j : In 1856 he assumed the presidency of the Charlotte and South Carolina Rail road Company. He greatly aided the South during the war by bis Service in the transportation of men, ammunition and supplies. He was defeated for Gov ernor in 1862 by CoL Z. B. Vance. His greatest achieve ment was the comple tion ot the Charlotte, Columbia and Au gusta road from Columbia to Augusta. SALEM FEMALE COLLEGE. Ninety-font th Annuel I Commencement Grand Conostt Many Visitors Forty V one Qrtduvei. . . j Special Star Telegram. Winston, N. C.,; May . 83. The ninety-fourth annual commencement ex ercises of Salem Female College, the oldest institution in the South, opened in the Moravian home church to night with a grand concert j by the vocal and elocution departments. Many visitors Irom this and other States are here to attend the commencement, which will last until next Thursday. The bacca laureate sermon will be preached before the forty-one graduates at eleven a. m. to-morrow by Rev. W. S. . Creasy, of Centenary church, Winston. ; J ' : " , - - FOR WOMEN A. The Ablest of Women I Fame's Celery Compound. - mmm . - ' : t7" 'm . - "UW VliC eminent presidentof the Woman's Na tional Press Association, was assistant editor of t'ae Washington World. Her vigorous editorials in Ohio and Wash ington newspapers first brought her into national prominence. The active nrofessinn rif nnrnaiicm has kept Mrs. Sperry' up to date in in formation and progressive in thought. When there was evident need nf a remedy, in her family, she was well aware that Paine's celery compound was the best tO use. The fnllnwinor tonthnai. astic letter shows the happy resu ts from me use oi mis greatest oi remedies: vveus s Kicnardsoa Co. Burlin?- ton, Vt, . -Dear Sin: A few weeks' rf Paine's celerv comDonnd hv mi fis. vears-old mother has been of great bene fit to her and Droved to mv satiafartioti that there's nothing like it for the head- aencs ana sleeplessness incident to im paired digestion. A niece in my family was also cured of insomnia by using one bottle ot Paine's celery compound. . ' xours very truly, Hannah B Spern, In every part of this country women are utilizing these blessed sorinc dava by taking . Paine's celery compound and insisting on its use by the members ot their families! It sneaks vninm- tnr this .wonderful remedy that of all the women who have recovered health by its means very many were induced to take it through the oersuasion of othr women, sisters, mothers, friends or rel atives. Manv a man slowlv fail i no- in health but stubbornly shuttinor his eves to the alarming fact, has been led to take caine s celery compound from seeing its remarkable health-giving effect in the case of bis own wife, sister or some other member of his household. When a sick and feeble sufferer is seen to gain steadily in health and vigor from takinp Paine's relerv rnmrnnnii tint . much room for doubt is left to the most CROXLY HIGH SCHOOL. Cloilng Exerolaea by the Scholan-Addrets . by O. TJ. Dabltren. . Wilmington Star: The little hall of. Cronly was filled to overflowing on last Thursday night to enj jy the annual treat and entertainment given by Princi pal Greir and his scholars. As usual, a lengthy programme was gone through with in a manner that told that the high standard for which these treats have been popular Jor years is still kept up, if not excelled. Judging from I the varied : tableaux. every scholar , must have taken a part and contributed to the happy occasion, from the wee tot to the lads and lasses in their teens, with songs, dialogues' recitations, charades and speeches, with a spirit of patriotism ruaning all through, especially a love of the Old North Mate The audience was held spell-bound during the whole time, only to say at the end, ."How time flies." From the excellent work done by the school we would mention -The Dolly Show," "The Young Critic," "Papa's Pet, ' "The Anxious Enquirer,"? "The Last Hymn" and "When Women Get Their Rights," were all rendered in a style that would have been no d scace even to the professional. . The exercises were brought to a close by a stirring address from Mr. C U. Dahlgren, of Wilmington, on "Citizen ship." - In no partisan spirit, but on a broad basis, be p: cured man as an hon est citizen. "Tne need of the hour showed what ! an important part that "The hand that Rocks the Cradle," and the school teacher has in training and moulding the true citizens of our native land, emphactsing . the fact that when ignorance prevails true democracy dies. A. X. b.- Not For Daniel. The Salisbury World sayc "Capt. John Beard, chairman of the Populist County Executive Committee, was ask ed this morning what he thought of Russell's nomination. "I am not at all interested in it," re plied the Captain. ? "VfiVL the Populists'of Rowan county vote for him in case the Republican and Populist parties fuse? was asked bm. "Speaking for the Populists of Row an, I Can say that they will not." here- plied. This is the sentiment of nearly all the Populists with whom we have talked concerning Russell's candidacy in connection with fusion. The j Norwegian barque Au for Hamburg rora cleared , ; yesterday with cargo of 4,958 barrels rosin, valued at $9,157 40. shipped by faterson. Downing & Co. r- For President, Horace Boies, of Iowa; for .Vice President, John . W. Daniel, of Virginia. How does that strike you for a Democratic ticket? IH THE SPRING. Journalists Indorses stubborn-minded Iperson. This joyous transformation from sicknesi tp heal h s going on in thousands of homes across" the wide extent of this counjtry. The reputation of Paine's Icelery com pound has grown by word of mouth, from persons made well, to i other's who needad its healing, strengthening power. The agreement of opinion; among, the best-informed,. most observant class of people, in the well-to do homes c f our largest cities, as well as. in the more frugal town communities, places Paine's celery compound far in advance of any remedy. Paine's celery: compound is, in fact, the only spring remedy ever heard of in the home of practicing physicians. f : This great remedy is not fan ordinary spring sarsaparilla. bitters, ionic or ner vine. Paine's celery compound is as far apart from any of these guesswork reme dies as black is from white in the eyes of physicians Who regularly prescribe it; use it themselves and carry it home to their own families. Paine' celery com pound is the famous formula . of that thoughtful and studious physician, Prof. Edwjrd E. Phelps, M.D., LL. D., of the Dartmouth medical school. : It is the duty of every man or woman who has been benefitted byl Paine's cel ery compound to impress on friendsand neighbors its wonderful Efficacy as a spring remedy that is in every way worthy of the name. The past of Paine's celery compound, as every one who keeps informed of cur rent events is well aware, i3 a remarka ble story of sick people made, well, and of many persocs, who had given up health as wholly lost, made strong as ever they were in their lives. Paine's celery compound is the spring remedy par excellence. No inyigdrator has been so much praised,! discossed recommend ed and used by physicians, and d scerni iner . irnmrvatinm mn nnd xJ every walk of life. - j P. .u.i.w u.v. auu . WVUtGU IU The story of Paine's celery cbrriDound m a nutshell Is that it makes people weii. .- . i The Famona Bed Spring. If comfort and health are placed above other considerations, tnere" is no Sum mer resort that can better; supply the wants of the people of North Carolina than Red Springs, Robesod county, f It is almost at the doors of the people of Wilmington, and it has been a matter of .surprise that fifty to one hundred Wil mingtoniaas have not been guests of Red Springs every season, j There is no healthier place on earth than the town", and the curative qualities of the water of the various springs have been known and appreciated for more than a hun dred years. . j . ' '( . Mr. S. R Townsend, the proprietor,! is a gentleman whom it is a pleasure to to know,! and he has made preparations; for a larce husina thia iMinn. His! hotel is especially fitted up for the ac commodation v of .those seeking rest, comfort and health, and the table is sup plied withtevery thing to tempt the appe tite of the most fastidious. rOBESON COURT. V Two Colored Hen Convicted of Bape and Sentenoed to Be Hanged June 19th - No Appeal Taken la Hither Casa, ' V, Special Star Telegram. - Lumberton, N. C, May 22Lr-Thet Superior Court, which has been in ses sion here for the past week, with Judge Green presiding, adjourned to-day. Be sides disposing of a number of minor: cases Gus Thompson and Frank Mc Rae, both colored, were each convicted of the crime of rape and to day were sentenced to be hanged Jnne 19. No appeal was taken in either case. An effort wili: be made to have Thompson's sentence commuted - to life imprison ment but McRae will probably be exe cuted at the appointed time. STEAMER HORSA Will Bail To-Day for New Tork Without Undergoing Bjpalrs. Mri J. M. Mclntyre. of New York, owner of the British steamer HorsaT, which put in at South port Wednesday last in distress (as reported in the Star) arrived in Wilmington last evening,, and in company with Capt. Mcintosh, mas ter of the Horsa, left last night for Southport on the tug Marion'. They will leave Southport to-day on the steam er Horsa, her condition being such that the trip may be safely ventured, without waiting for repairs to be made here. Capt. Mcintosh, who brought the vessel into safe harbor after the. loss of her master, will have command of the Horsa. Mr. Mclntyre said that there was no in surance on the cargo, and no insurance, against fire on the vessel. .. , . r - The Wadesboro Intelligencer says it has excellent! authority for the statement that Judge Rutsell ' received a fee of $4 500 for bis services in the Lockhart-Martln ! contested election case. Big men, come high. The Judge and other lawyers get the money and Parson Martin gets the honor. Blessed Tony! . j . , . - WINDOWS OF THE SOULi V ; DEFECTIVE VISION 7 AONG THE i THINGS OF.TtfE PAST. , Why. Ig it Sor-An- Adept Bolentiat Whoaej Biu Bae Bronaht Belief to Those ot . DefeoUye Kyeaiht. - i' V..V:j'- v IZ Testerdaythat Dr. Louis tL F . Matthez, from Charleston, S. C. the renowned examiner of the eyes and ad juster of glasses, had opened - his office in vv iimington at i he Oi ton office room 41, a Star reporter wended his way to The Orton, where the doctor readily ' granted a short interview. Space will, not permit the publication of the entire ' interview, but a few oi the pertinent fact gathered should be given to the -public. : v De. Matthez has for many years, twen- ty-two in fact, devoted his time and means to the. perfecting of glasses and c frames suited to all kinds of mechanl-' cally defective vision and that he' has been successful in bis efforts thousands, ot testimonials from ex-presidentr, judges, senators and others will show. The dector does not treat medically, : but optically, and his object has been to provide the best possible glasses to com- . pensate for the loss of sight. H:s glatsis are made horn the finest material science or art can construct. Tfifc most cartful tests of the eyes are made and correct measurements taken -so that the! classes are not only perfectly adapted to the eyes but the frames alwa s fit and are " COMFORTABLE AND EASY TO WEAR These patterns and designs are made under the doctor's own supervision tnd duplicates are retained, so that in ci sa of loss or accident, the glasses or tramts -may be replaced. ; The workmanship is' ' t f the most rfect character that science' -and art can produce. A ist to the office of the doctor will show that he Is fully equipped" lor his noble wotk. A number t f cases and cab inetSt of polished wood, taoc'somely bound and ornamented with metallic bosies, were shown. Thcsa were filled with a fiDe-' assortment of instruments used in testincr the eves and with eiaoa if? maay designs. Oa the walls were, oiajiv cbarts a'sj used in the us ing. An tonmJ filled with testimonials . the" highest character from gentlemen of ' national repute, . The doctor's method ' is endorsed by the leading men of the ' couniry. among many . Adams' Allen, president Rush Medical College; Moses Gunn, M.D., LL. D., rprofessor of Prac tice and PiincioTcs of Surcerw. Rush Medical Collee: W. H. Bvford.A, M. M;; p., Gvnaecolcgia Chicago Medical Storrs.- eX'Mavor voiiegc; n-mery a. Thos. A. Hoyne, Illinois, Stated Eve Dr. Lvman Ware. and Ear Infnrnirv: Kev. ua.vid Swmc and a host of others Dr. Matthez1 will remain here for a short time. '.; , 'u HE DOES NOT TREAT EVES MEDICALLY I OR SURGICALLY, I Bat after accurate tests furnishes the glasses best suited to the defects of the eye, whether due to age, overwofk, ill ness ! or hereditary transmission. Dr. Mattbfz'a name and work are not un known in the South, haying practiced his profession - in the' different States and .cnimnsr the hiphest rernoritinn and lis travelling at this time for the pur pose of making known his theory, prac- tice and methods to the medical profes sion,, clergy and public, being hand somely endorsed by the leading mem bers of the medical profession through out the United States to be seen at his office. Though coming so highly recom mended andendorsed. Dr. Mattthez does not rely upon that for his patronage, but upon his actual skill, woik and merit. Since his position is not one conflicting in any way with medicine, he has sought the honor of introduction at the bands of many of our most distinguished mem-? bers of the medical faculty acd clergy. His valuable names of highest endorse ment from foreign sources- would be known to individuals, but not, perhaps. io ice community at large; hence rLpfls that the peine introduction Dr. Mattirez enj ys will distinguish him-froafthe traveling doctor. : His superior skfll and ability will be fully recognized 'and bis work fully deserve and merit the patron age oi tne puonc. THE MYSTERIOUS H0SSA Left Southpait Tealerdiy for New York . Beniattonal Siatemenia It ta Believed that a ShoS frpm a fipmiah Warahip Set the Vessel on Fire That xxer , jnaater we Not Drowned. - i." . I The British steamship Horsa Which arrived I s; Wednesday at Southport in d it tress (is told in the Star) left that placs yesterday at noon for New York, under her own steam and Capt. Chaj; B. Mcintosh in command. Mr. J. Mclo tyreHof New York, principal owner cf the vessel, was on board when the Horsa took her departure. - . ' Al gentleman from. Southport who ' went aboard the Horsa soon after tne steamer arrived at that place, told the' -Star yesterday that ! there was some thing very mysterious about the fire that is alleged to have broken out on the ship s3oni after she left Jamaica. v He said the Horsa had a hole in her iron bull near! her bow which had been coveted on both sides with heavy boards. His theory is that the steamer landed her cargo of arms and ammunition in Cuba, and that ' soon after starting from Jamaica with! her cargo ot iruit, she was ured upon by a Spanish gunboat which sent a shell through her hull near the bow, and that this was . the origin of the fire.- He said that there were five Cubans and four! Spaniards among the' cfew, two of whom spoke English fairly well, and that,1 their stories were so conflicting that the conclusion was irresistible that there was something untold about lh origin of the fire. j i The Star's informant also expressed the opinion that Capt. j Cook was! not drowned; that he was under indictment in Philadelphia, and that he was either secreted on board the Horsa Or had been taken aboard some other ship at sea. Verily, the ways Of these filibusters. are past finding put. ; j. Weldon News'. Henry Dowden, the i murderer of Matt. M. Dodd, , must pay the penalty of -his critte. The Supreme Court Tuesday handed down the opinion that there is no error and affirms the verdict found at Halifax. Gov. Carr will how have to sentence Dowden and fix the day for his execution. . ; I:::: :'..::' Unhappy Lot i has the meilnber w your family who suffers ' from Neuralgia, Headache,- Nervousness, or whose -. ., - n - - ). health has been shattered. from any cause whatsoever. Possibly Brown's Iron Bitters will be of use. i SUABaNTEE Purchatt mmuy refunded .hAtt rf RttOWN'S IRON Dinuu. MKWH directed, fail to benefit any person suf fering front (Lryspepaia, manna, tenuis and Fever, Kidney and Liver Troubles, - Biliousness,- Female infirmities, impure 1 Blood, Weakness; Nervous Troubles, 'Headacne or jicuiiukiii. . - roar SJDAW ly U -:U::' . '1 w- -1 :3 "T 1 . !i-i.. i 1 1 ii. : 1 ii- HI: -.- I ' ft. A- ' " : p '' ' "' ' ' ! 7